xiv, 266 pages ; 24 cm

A study of the search for shelter and the fear of exposure to strangers and new experience in Western culture--and how these two concerns have shaped the physical fabric of the city. Explores the development of urban society and structure, from the ancient world to the present

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: The Conscience of the Eye -- PART ONE: INTERIOR SHADOWS -- The Refuge -- The Neutral City -- PART TWO: THE EYE SEARCHES FOR UNITY -- The Open Window of the 18th Century -- The Unexpected Consequences of Visual Unity -- PART THREE: THE HUMANE CITY -- Exposure -- Streets Full of Life -- Places Full of Time -- PART FOUR: THE ART OF EXPOSURE -- Making Exposed Things -- Centering Oneself

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